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On Tuesday (11/14/23), the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association (UPSSA) voted and released the inaugural All-Upper Peninsula Volleyball Teams, which were for the 2023 season.  MSHS had two student-athletes honored as part of the awards with junior Jaylee Dellies being named to the All-U.P. “Dream Team” and junior Ava Maki receiving All-U.P. First Team accolades for Divisions 1-3.  Click here for full story (courtesy of The Mining Journal).

Major Awards:

• Team of the Year (Divisions 1-3):  Calumet
• Ms. U.P. Volleyball:  Maddy Kreider – Kingsford
• Offensive Player of the Year (Division 1-3):  Ella Schuetter – Manistique
• Offensive Player of the Year (Division 1-3):  Maddy Kreider – Kingsford
• Coach of the Year (Division 1-3):  Kate Bonacorsi – Calumet

All-U.P. “Dream Team”:

• Laina Kariniemi – Calumet – Senior
• Allie Bjorn – Calumet – Junior
• Ella Schuetter – Manistique – Senior
• Ema Stepien – Crystal Falls Forest Park – Senior
• Ava Fisher – Crystal Falls Forest Park – Sophomore
• Maddy Kreider – Kingsford – Junior
• Jaylee Dellies – Marquette – Junior
• Elisa Rizzoli – Newberry – Senior
• Emma Jones – Manistique – Senior
• Mia Hauser – Stephenson – Senior
• Danika Shamion – West Iron County – Senior

All-U.P. First Team (Divisions 1-3):

• Brynn Arko – Houghton – Senior
• Marisa Hird – Negaunee – Senior
• Brielle Kero – Hancock – Senior
• Ava Maki – Marquette – Junior
• Kaeda Rajala – Jeffers – Senior
• Jackie Kiilunen – Calumet – Junior
• Leah Goudreau – Manistique – Junior
• Kailey Sundquist – Kingsford – Junior
• Brooke Koskela – Hancock – Junior
• Lucy Huskey – Sault Ste. Marie – Senior

All-U.P. Second Team (Divisions 1-3):

• Ashley Bell – Negaunee – Senior
• Andrea Cerma – Escanaba – Senior
• Sara Johnson – Jeffers – Senior
• Ellery Nash – Kingsford – Junior
• Clea Ollanketo – Houghton – Senior
• Lauren Zawada – Bark River-Harris – Senior
• Laney Johnson – Houghton – Junior
• Caitlyn Storm – Calumet – Senior
• Maddie Torola – Calumet – Junior
• Alyssa Larson – Kingsford – Junior
• Danielle Lund – Manistique – Junior

Each volleyball season, over 600 players from Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4 are recognized by the Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association (MIVCA) for their athletic performance on the court.  A maximum of 32 players are selected from each of Michigan’s 19 Regions.  Once a player has been selected as All-Region by varsity coaches, Regions then nominate players to move on to be considered for All-State accolades.

Following voting by varsity volleyball coaches within the Region, MSHS had four of its varsity volleyball student-athletes selected to the 2023 MIVCA Region 1 All-Region Team.  Those student-athletes were:

• Jaylee Dellies – Junior – Libero
• Jessica Gooch – Senior – Middle Hitter
• Roegen Hruska – Junior – Setter
• Ava Maki – Junior – Outside Hitter

Click here for the full listing of the 2023 MIVCA Region 1 All-Region Team

On Monday (10/30/23), volleyball coaches within the Great Northern Conference (GNC) met to select awards recipients for the 2023 season.  Member schools within the GNC include Marquette, Escanaba, Gladstone, Kingsford and Menominee.

Marquette, after compiling a 6-2 GNC record on the season, had six honorees receive all-conference accolades.  Representing MSHS on the 2023 All-GNC Volleyball Teams were Jaylee Dellies (Defensive Player of the Year), Jessica Gooch (All-GNC First Team), Roegen Hruska (All-GNC First Team), Ava Maki  (All-GNC First Team), Alyson McCarthy (All-GNC Second Team) and Olivia Mackie (All-GNC Honorable Mention) all received accolades.

Below are the All-GNC awards recipients from the 2023 volleyball season:

GNC Player of the Year:

• Maddy Kreider – Setter/Outside Hitter – Kingsford

GNC Defensive Player of the Year:

• Jaylee Dellies – Libero – Marquette

GNC Coach of the Year:

• Jaclynn Kreider – Kingsford

All-GNC First Team:

• Ellery Nash – Libero – Kingsford
• Ava Maki – Outside Hitter – Marquette
• Roegen Hruska – Setter/Opposite – Marquette
• Jessica Gooch – Middle Blocker – Marquette
• Kailey Sundquist – Middle Blocker – Kingsford
• Alyssa Larson – Setter/Opposite – Kingsford
• Andrea Cerma – Opposite – Escanaba
• Lillie Johnson – Middle Blocker – Gladstone
• Ava Johnson – Outside Hitter – Menominee

All-GNC Second Team:

• Jade Jasenovsky – Outside Hitter – Menominee
• Alyson McCarthy – Setter – Marquette
• Aleaha Lambert – Outside Hitter – Escanaba
• Harlee Coolman – Libero/Outside Hitter – Escanaba
• Bryonna Sanders – Defensive Specialist – Kingsford
• Jenna Viau – Opposite/Defensive Specialist – Kingsford
• Kennedy Sanville – Outside Hitter – Gladstone
• Alli Larson – Setter/Defensive Specialist – Gladstone
• Hanna Drifka – Middle Hitter – Menominee

All-GNC Honorable Mention:

• Erin Schuettpelz – Outside Hitter – Menominee
• Olivia Mackie – Outside Hitter – Marquette
• Carley McInerney – Libero – Escanaba
• Grayson LaMarche – Middle Blocker – Escanaba
• Maev Hanson – Setter/Defensive Specialist – Gladstone
• Rylee Gerow – Defensive Specialist/Libero – Gladstone
• Addy Johnson – Middle Hitter – Menominee

2023 GNC Team Champions:

• Varsity:  Kingsford (8-0)
• JV:  Marquette & Kingsford
• Freshman:  Marquette